Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wished the people of the state in view of the Dola Purnima festival. The CM expressed hope that this festival of brotherhood will bless every family with prosperity and happiness.
ପବିତ୍ର ଦୋଳ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମା ଅବସରରେ ରାଜ୍ୟବାସୀଙ୍କୁ ମୋର ହାର୍ଦ୍ଦିକ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ଓ ଶୁଭକାମନା। ପ୍ରଭୁ ଦୋଳଗୋବିନ୍ଦଙ୍କ ଅପାର କୃପା ଓ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ଜୀବନରେ ସୁଖ, ସମୃଦ୍ଧି ଭରିଦେଉ। pic.twitter.com/bJ8giBWXEu
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) March 18, 2022
On the other hand, netizens across the state observed the festival with full fervour. The festival referred to as ‘Basantotsaba’ or the spring-festival in mythology is observed on the full moon day in the month of Faguna (March).
Dola Purnima marks the end of a six-day swing festival of Radha and Lord Krishna. On Dola Purnima, the idols carried in palanquins from many villages assemble in one place called Melana Padia. All the swings are fixed on one platform. The procession is led by village drummers, pipers and the ‘Sankirtana Mandalis’.
